Perhaps according to the standards outlined in Nikole Hannah-Jones’s New York Times article, I went to a racially intensely segregated high school – the student makeup of which is less than 10% white. I’ve seen the problems that it has… Continue Reading →
For Chinese immigrants, the idea of homeownership is engrained in their versions of American Dream. My parents, when we first immigrated, knew that our uncle’s house is located in an area that housing prices are on the rise. They couldn’t… Continue Reading →
The problem New York City itself has had with the homeless population is actually quite visible in our daily commutes – just before I stepped into school to write this response, I encountered three different homeless people on the 6… Continue Reading →
The second generation of rent control policies has evolved into more complicated issues at hand than its predecessor. Whereas the first generation of rent control was spurred by wartime emergencies and ensure the interest of nation’s defensive capabilities, the present… Continue Reading →
Coates “Well Mr.Williamson, hope everything is going well; I appreciate you coming here and sit down with me to chat.” Williamson “Same to you. Even though our ideologies are quite different, I still appreciate the opportunity to learn from your… Continue Reading →
Although segregation has long been declared illegal by the laws of this country more than decades ago, de facto segregation still exist in most of the cities with significant African American presence. In my view, part of the reason that… Continue Reading →
I believe Pruitt-Igoe’s demolition was destined in the midst of a city that was experiencing shifting population and changing economic outlook. Through the parallels that the author draws, it’s not hard to see there are de facto no difference between… Continue Reading →
It is hard to say what city New York would be without Robert Moses, whether he made it better or worse. I think the article is extremely enlightening in the sense that it not only takes about the glamorous achievements New… Continue Reading →
The Great Migration that Isabel Wilkerson describes In In The Warmth of Other Suns inevitably reminds me of the immigrant stories that were told through mouths of my acquaintances. In a sense, they were largely no different from each other; one… Continue Reading →
The accounts presented by Jelani Cobb in The Life and Death are truly insightful, especially concerning an institution that I have personally dealt with in my years on high school sports team. I remember traveling to Jamaica High School and compete… Continue Reading →
I was once the subject of friendly watching of residents in my neighborhood. Similar to the narrator, I was waiting for a cab to come at a local bus stop during an annual parade that temporarily suspended public transportation system in… Continue Reading →
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